shit shit shit

[threeplusfire]

The cat hates his special fish flavored medicine, and I can't get him to take it at all. I can't even hold him and force it in his mouth because that requires more hands than I have. I had to wait hours for the pharmacy to fill the order to fill this $50 damn fish flavored goo and now I can't even get it in the cat. I can't get the smell of shit out of the house. Aside from that, I feel horribly guilty about his illness. As if it means I am a terrible pet owner and I shouldn't have an animal. I had a panic attack in the grocery store so the only things we have to eat are hot dogs and root beer. I spent an hour scrubbing the laundry room by hand because I don't have a mop and there was cat diarrhea everywhere. I cleaned out the food and water bowls, and threw out the litterbox just in case. Then when I take a 15 minute shower to wash off the bleach, shit and grime, the cat shits in the middle of the living room rug. Fed Ex didn't bother to deliver my phone today, so I can't even call my mother to ask her to come help me. I am so fucking done with this day.

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[brienze.livejournal.com]

Getting medication into Dot is definitely a two person job. I hold the towel-wrapped cat, Rick forces her mouth open and pops in a pill, or shoves in a treat and then clamps her mouth shut and rubs her throat to get her to eat it instead of spitting it right back out. Administering the pill is a lot easier than the tuna/salmon treats that I had People's formulate... $35 on top of the $26 for the medicine itself, and the damn cat didn't like the treats. It would seem to be a theme. Fortunately she needs dosing only twice a day, so Rick helps me before he goes to work, and at night.

I have one of those wet/dry vacs that you can load up with hot water to clean a rug... I've always been somewhat suspect of them since I know steam vacs are a big ol' scam that just ages carpet prematurely, but if you think it'd help you're welcome to borrow it.

[frostwalrus.livejournal.com]

We can take kitty to my work and put him in a vice in the mechanic's shop if you want!

[frostwalrus.livejournal.com]

errr, I mean vise.

[mihrimah.livejournal.com]

I crush the morning pill into powder and mix it into kittymilk, and shove the evening pill into a glob of Petromalt and let her grab it off my finger. It seems to work pretty well.

I know what you mean about feeling guilty about the illness. I felt horrible when the vet said Forrest was hyperthyroid, even though I know it's an old-cat disease (possibly caused by the flame-retardants in carpet, interestingly enough), and there wasn't anything I did to push her system out of whack.

I have a big bottle of Nature's Miracle that I use when the cat pees on the rug. I don't know how well it'll work on poo, but it could be worth a shot.

[abbismom.livejournal.com]

You are a loving cat owner doing all that you can to help. Oxyclean for spot removal in the laundry works awesome on all sorts of stains. Spray the stain liberally, let soak, then scrub with a white cloth. To help with the smell, I actually use laundry detergent mixed with water in a bucket and mop the carpet.

BTW, hot dogs and root beer for dinner rocks. You work full-time, please don't pressure yourself to provide gourmet meals every night.